About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1938-03-25
Place of birth:
Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Website:
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Hoyt Axton

Overview

Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice. Among his best-known songs are "Joy to the World", "The Pusher", "No No Song", "Greenback Dollar", "Della and the Dealer", and "Never Been to Spain".

Known for

Acting
2014 Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins Actor (archive footage) 59
Average
1999 King Cobra Actor Mayor Ed Biddle 58
Average
1995 Number One Fan Actor Joe Halsey 59
Average
1995 Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Actor Huey P. Long, Sr. 59
Average
1994 Season of Change Actor Big Upton 59
Average
1993 Doorways Actor Jake Mitchell 59
Average
1993 Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle Actor Narrator N/A
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1992 Harmony Cats Actor Bill Stratton 58
Average
1992 Space Case Actor Charlie N/A
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1990 Dorf Goes Auto Racing Actor Self N/A
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1990 The Civil War Actor Various 76
Good
1990 Buried Alive Actor Sheriff Sam Eberly 60
Fair
1989 We're No Angels Actor Father Levesque 59
Average
1989 Disorganized Crime Actor Sheriff Henault 58
Average
1988 Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge Actor Sheriff N/A
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1988 Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge Actor Sheriff Ben Tree N/A
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1988 Dixie Lanes Actor Clarence Laidlaw 58
Average
1987 Christmas Comes to Willow Creek Actor Al Bensinger 58
Average
1987 Retribution Actor Lt. Ashley 59
Average
1987 Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story Actor Charlie Hartford N/A
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1986 Act of Vengeance Actor Silous Huddleston 59
Average
1986 Dallas: The Early Years Actor Aaron Southworth 58
Average
1985 The Steel Collar Man Actor Red N/A
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1984 Gremlins Actor Randall Peltzer 70
Good
1984 Goldilocks and the Three Bears Actor Forest Ranger 59
Average
1984 Domestic Life Actor 69
Fair
1984 Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Actor Self 59
Average
1983 Deadline Auto Theft Actor Captain Gibbs 58
Average
1983 The Rousters Actor Cactus Jack Slade N/A
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1983 The Rousters Actor Jack Slade 68
Fair
1983 Heart Like a Wheel Actor Jack Roque 58
Average
1983 The Black Stallion Returns Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
1983 Cocaine Blues Actor Narrator N/A
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1982 Endangered Species Actor Ben Morgan 58
Average
1982 The Junkman Actor Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice) 58
Average
1982 Liar's Moon Actor Cecil Duncan 58
Average
1980 Cloud Dancer Actor Brad's Mechanic 59
Average
1979 Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol Actor Cyrus Flint 59
Average
1979 The Black Stallion Actor Alec's Father 62
Fair
1966 Smoky Actor Fred Denton 59
Average

Sound
2022 Americana Sound Music 59
Average
1974 The Legend of Hillbilly John Sound Songs 58
Average